WO2000004660A8 - Optical communication system that transmits and receives data through free space - Google Patents

Optical communication system that transmits and receives data through free space

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WO2000004660A8
WO2000004660A8 PCT/US1999/015973 US9915973W WO0004660A8 WO 2000004660 A8 WO2000004660 A8 WO 2000004660A8 US 9915973 W US9915973 W US 9915973W WO 0004660 A8 WO0004660 A8 WO 0004660A8
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Prior art keywords
multipoint
point
free space
communication
transmits
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PCT/US1999/015973
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French (fr)
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WO2000004660A9 (en
WO2000004660A2 (en
WO2000004660A3 (en
Inventor
Charles Gregory Amadon
Alexander Douglas Cronin
Cameron S Elliott
Richard D Rallison
James Charles Stevens
Karel Zikan
John Schuster
Mark Pratt
Jorah Wyer
James Webb
Original Assignee
Terabeam Corp
Charles Gregory Amadon
Alexander Douglas Cronin
Cameron S Elliott
Richard D Rallison
James Charles Stevens
Karel Zikan
John Schuster
Mark Pratt
Jorah Wyer
James Webb
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Priority to BR9912826-8A priority Critical patent/BR9912826A/en
Priority to JP2000560679A priority patent/JP2002521856A/en
Priority to CA002337763A priority patent/CA2337763A1/en
Priority to EP99937256A priority patent/EP1095473A2/en
Priority to AU52130/99A priority patent/AU773035B2/en
Priority to IL14089699A priority patent/IL140896A0/en
Application filed by Terabeam Corp, Charles Gregory Amadon, Alexander Douglas Cronin, Cameron S Elliott, Richard D Rallison, James Charles Stevens, Karel Zikan, John Schuster, Mark Pratt, Jorah Wyer, James Webb filed Critical Terabeam Corp
Priority to KR1020017000679A priority patent/KR20010071931A/en
Publication of WO2000004660A2 publication Critical patent/WO2000004660A2/en
Publication of WO2000004660A3 publication Critical patent/WO2000004660A3/en
Publication of WO2000004660A8 publication Critical patent/WO2000004660A8/en
Publication of WO2000004660A9 publication Critical patent/WO2000004660A9/en
Priority to AU2004201372A priority patent/AU2004201372A1/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/11—Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/11—Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
    • H04B10/112—Line-of-sight transmission over an extended range
    • H04B10/1123—Bidirectional transmission
    • H04B10/1125—Bidirectional transmission using a single common optical path
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0062—Network aspects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0062—Network aspects
    • H04Q11/0067—Provisions for optical access or distribution networks, e.g. Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GE-PON), ATM-based Passive Optical Network (A-PON), PON-Ring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H04Q2011/0007—Construction
    • H04Q2011/0026—Construction using free space propagation (e.g. lenses, mirrors)

Abstract

A system and method for networked high-speed data communication through free space is described. The system includes one or more central networks, which contain one or more lasers modulated with high-speed data to illuminate with laser light areas surrounding the central network in which are located one or more user networks. The laser from the central network generates a radiation pattern that is sectored into horizontal and vertical sectors, and further divided into channels for each wavelength. Data coming from the user networks modulates a laser, which is transmitted as a collimated beam through free space back to the central network where it is received. Communication can be point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, multipoint-to-point, or multipoint-to-multipoint, and the point-to-multipoint communication can be broadcast, simulcast, or multicast.
PCT/US1999/015973 1998-07-16 1999-07-15 Optical communication system that transmits and receives data through free space WO2000004660A2 (en)

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JP2000560679A JP2002521856A (en) 1998-07-16 1999-07-15 Optical communication system for transmitting and receiving data through free space
CA002337763A CA2337763A1 (en) 1998-07-16 1999-07-15 Optical communication system that transmits and receives data through free space
EP99937256A EP1095473A2 (en) 1998-07-16 1999-07-15 Optical communication system that transmits and receives data through free space
AU52130/99A AU773035B2 (en) 1998-07-16 1999-07-15 Optical communication system that transmits and receives data through free space
IL14089699A IL140896A0 (en) 1998-07-16 1999-07-15 Optical communication system that transmits and receives data through free space
BR9912826-8A BR9912826A (en) 1998-07-16 1999-07-15 Optical communication system that transmits and receives data through free space
KR1020017000679A KR20010071931A (en) 1998-07-16 1999-07-15 Optical communication system that transmits and receives data through free space
AU2004201372A AU2004201372A1 (en) 1998-07-16 2004-03-31 Optical communication system that transmits and receives data through free space

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US9307698P 1998-07-16 1998-07-16
US60/093,076 1998-07-16
US34844099A 1999-07-07 1999-07-07
US09/348,440 1999-07-07

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BR (1) BR9912826A (en)
CA (1) CA2337763A1 (en)
ID (1) ID28657A (en)
IL (1) IL140896A0 (en)
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